TAX MANAGER

Armstrong Knight Ltd; London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial consultancy is seeking a Tax Manager to join their growing team in London. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing a portfolio of corporate and personal tax clients, overseeing tax computation reviews, and training junior staff. Candidates should ideally be CTA qualified, or ACA/ACCA with substantial tax experience. The firm offers a competitive salary and clear progression opportunities.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Benefits package

Defined progression path

Qualifications

• Experience in personal tax and/or corporate tax.
• Practical tax advisory experience.
• Ability to manage a portfolio and delegate work.

Responsibilities

• Review corporate and LLP income tax computations.
• Prepare and review personal tax returns.
• Liaise with HMRC on behalf of clients.
• Train and supervise junior team members.

Skills

Personal tax knowledge

Corporate tax knowledge

Strong communication skills

IT skills (Word, Excel)

Education

CTA qualification

ACA/ACCA qualification

Tools

Digita Personal Tax

Corporation Tax Advanced

Company Secretarial software

Job description

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Our top 20 client is seeking to recruit a Tax manager to bolster their ever growing team.

The tax team works with the firms audit and accounts teams and the firm’s general partners, as well as providing specialist tax consultancy services. The team currently comprises 15 team members, including five tax managers and two tax partners.

Our client prides itself in the investment of its staff training and development all within a friendly yet highly professional environment.

The position will involve training and supervision of the tax seniors and juniors, as well as working closely with your fellow team managers to contribute to and be part of the success of the team in the long term. The firm as a whole is dedicated to the progression of its staff and there are opportunities for rapid promotion for outstanding people.

As the successful candidate you will have a strong base of experience in personal tax and/or corporate tax – a mixed tax background, or experience of mixed tax through study is ideal. You will have practical tax knowledge including a range of advisory experience, and you will be able to demonstrate experience of both manging a portfolio and delegating work.

You will ideally be CTA qualified, however candidates with ACA/ACCA qualification who have been working in tax long term, or candidates qualified by experience may also be considered.

The role will have its own portfolio of clients and will be supported by tax seniors (who will have their own sub-portfolio) and tax juniors. Reporting will be directly to tax partners and general partners.

Key responsibilities of the role include:

• Review of corporation tax computations and LLP income tax computations prepared by the accounts/audit team for corporate clients in your portfolio.
• Preparation/review of personal tax returns for a portfolio of individuals.
• Preparation/review of forms P11D for a portfolio of businesses.
• First point of contact for own portfolio of clients.
• Liaising with HMRC on behalf of clients.
• Dealing with HMRC enquiries into personal and corporate tax returns.
• Working with the partners on tax advisory projects for existing clients and prospects (for example, restructuring/reorganisations, remuneration planning, incorporations, share buy-backs, R&D tax credits, EMI schemes, EIS and SEIS applications).
• Assisting the partners with research into other technical areas.
• Identify tax planning opportunities within individual and corporate client portfolio.
• Training and supervision of junior team members, including involvement in the appraisal process.
• Involvement in management of the team.
• Preparation of invoices for clients.

You should have good IT skills including confidence with using Word and Excel. We work with Digita Personal Tax, Corporation Tax Advanced and Company Secretarial software.

Strong communication skills, both spoken and written, is vital as this is a role involving regular interaction with colleagues and clients.

A highly competitive salary, benefits package and clearly defined progression path are on offer to the successful candidate.